越井越竈

越井越竈

民非水火不生活,故井竈重焉。周書曰:黃帝作井,始鏳竈。烹榖爲粥,蒸榖爲飯,燔肉爲炙。管子曰:五和時節,飲於黃后之井,以倮獸之火爨。八舉時節,飲於靑后之井,以羽獸之火爨。七舉時節,飲於赤后之井,以毛獸之火爨。九和時節,飲於白后之井,以介蟲之火爨。六行時井,以鱗獸之火爨。古人之時節,飲於黑后,重井竈如此,是以國無疥癘,民無夭札。今委之厮養,不知敬愼,踰而越之,其褻甚矣。太玄曰:外其并竈,三歲見背。可不愼乎?若謂竈神名隗,井鬼名瓊,斯則巫覡之談,市井之見,君子致謹,初不以此。

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